Job 11:4
You say, ‘What I say is true; God knows that I am ◄innocent/without guilt►.’
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.
In Context
5But I wish/desire that God would talk and say something [MTY] to answer you!
Cross References
Job 6:29Stop saying that I have sinned, and stop criticizing me unjustly! You should realize that I have not done things that are wrong.
Job 7:20Why do you watch me constantly? If I sin, that certainly does not harm you! Why have you set me up like a target to shoot at? Do you consider me to be a heavy load that you are forced to carry?
Job 10:7You know that I am not guilty, and that no one can rescue me from your power [MTY].
Job 34:5Job has said, ‘I am innocent, but God has refused to judge me fairly/justly.
1 Peter 3:15Instead, acknowledge that Christ is the one who is in complete control of your lives. Always be ready to answer everyone who demands that you tell them about what you confidently expect God to do for you.
Matthew Henry on Job 11:2-7
The Address of Zophar. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, 2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified? 3 Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? 4 For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes. 5 But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee; 6 And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know… Read the whole commentary →